Hood packing



Sept. 15, 1931. A. E. WILKINS ET AL HOOD PACKING Filed July 25. 1929 Patented Sept. 15, 1931 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE" ADELBERT E. WILKIN S AND MARION F. SMITH, OF'LANSING, MICHIGAN HOOD PACKING Application filed July 23,

The present invention is directed to improvements in hood packings.

The primary object of the invention is to provide a device of this character especially adapted for use in connection with the cowl and radiator of an automobile in order that the hood will fit snugly and tightly to prevent leakage and rattling of the hood when closed.

Another object of the invention is to provide a device of this character which can be easily and quickly applied to a hood ledge already in use upon simply welding the device to the respective parts.

Another object of the invention is to provide a device of this character wherein a rubber fabric is employed, the construction being such that the rubber packing will be positively maintained in proper place.

Another object of the invention is to provide a device of this character which is simple in construction, durable, eflicient in operation, and one which can be manufactured at a very small cost.

With these and other objects in view, this invention resides in the novel features of consruction, formation, combination and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter more fully described, claimed, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Figure 1 is a longitudinal view taken through one hood section showing the relative arrangement of the packing and hood section with respect to the radiator and cowl.

Figure 2 is a fragmentary View of the strip for holding the packing, showing the packing in place therein.

Referring to the drawings, 1 designates a section of an automobile body and 2 the hood ledge. The radiator is designated by the numeral 3 and its ledge by the numeral 4. The packing used in connection with the ledge 2 or ledge 4 is of simple construction and comprises a single length of sheet metal which is curved to conform to the curvature of the ledge 2 and ledge 4, said sheet being bent to provide a channel section 5, the walls of which terminate in flanges 6 and 7, which are disposed at right angles to the Walls of the channel member. One of the flanges is some- 1929*. Serial No. 380,397.

what Wider than the other and the wider flangeis adapted to be Welded either to the ledge 2 or ledge 4, according to the position in which the packing is applied. The'side walls of the channel member have struck therein tongues 8 which are capable of being bent inwardly during the assemblage of the packing.

A packing strip 9 is provided, and is formed from suitable fabric, said strip comprising a web 10 and lateral webs 11, the web 10 being adapted to be snugly pressed into the channel member 5, after which the tongues 8 are pressed inwardly so that they will bite into the opposite sides of the web 10, thus positively preventing likelihood of the packing strip becoming disengaged from the channel member. The webs 11, as clearly shown in Figure 1 of the drawings, are disposed to rest upon the flanges 6 and 7 so that when the hood section 12 is in its closed position it will rest firmly upon the webs 11, thus insuring a tight and rattle-proof connection.

It will be observed that the webs 11 are of such thickness that the hood section will be held spaced from the flanges 6 and 7 in order to prevent metal to metal contact.

From the foregoing it is thought that the operation and many advantages of the herein described invention will be apparent to those skilled in the art without further description, and it will be understood that various chan es in the size, shape, proportion and minor details of construction may be resorted to with out departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

What is claimed is 1. The combination with the hood ledge of an automobile, of a one-piece strip of metal bent to provide a centrally located longitudinal channel extending at a right angle to the flanges of the strip, one of said flanges being rigidly secured to said ledge, the other flange overlapping and being spaced from the inner face of the hood, and a packing element covering said flanges and bearing throughout its outer face upon the inner face of said hood, said element having a central integral longitudinal rib rigidly confined in the channel of said strip. 7

2. The combination with the hood ledge of an automobile, of a one-piece strip of metal bent to provide a centrally located lon itudinal channel extending at a right ang e to the flanges of the strip, one of said flanges being brazed to said ledge, and the other of said flanges being free and overlapping the inner face of the hood in spaced relation thereto, afabric packin element covering said flanges and bearing tiroughout its-outer face upon the inner face of said hood and forming a tight and rattle-proof connection between said flanges and said hood, said element having a longitudinal centrally located web extending into the channel of said strip, and tongues struck from the side walls of said channel and entering said web and positively preventing outward dislodgment of the web from said channel.

In testimony whereof We aflix' our signatures.

ADELBERT WILKINS. [1 s] MARION F. SMITH. [L. s.]

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